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171013-F-BU402-0187

Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas speaks at the opening ceremony of the 70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight held Oct. 13 on Ramp 6. Behind him is retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager and wife Victoria. Cardenas piloted the B-29 launch aircraft that released the X-1 experimental rocket plane in which Yeager, a captain at the time, became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Donald Allen
VIRIN: 171013-F-BU402-0187.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.13 MB
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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171013-F-BU402-0187

Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas speaks at the opening ceremony of the 70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight held Oct. 13 on Ramp 6. Behind him is retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager and wife Victoria. Cardenas piloted the B-29 launch aircraft that released the X-1 experimental rocket plane in which Yeager, a captain at the time, became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Donald Allen
VIRIN: 171013-F-BU402-0187.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.13 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.